International Trader - Asia

Japan's Bulls Cheer Call for Election

Tokyo rallies after Japanese prime minister calls a snap election.

IS IT DIFFERENT THIS TIME IN JAPAN? We'll know on Sept. 12, the day after the snap election that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi called last week after the Upper House torpedoed his cherished bill to privatize Japan's postal-savings system. Koizumi has stolen a page from "the Governator's" playbook, taking his case directly to the electorate, as California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger did last year.